April 12, 2017

Welcome to another creative installment on the Graphic 45 blog. In this post, you will find a hybrid project that will amaze and delight any artist, along with tips, a Snapguide step by step tutorial, and a video! Introducing Marina Blaukitchen's shadow box and mini album using the fabulous Botanicabella - Deluxe Collector's Edition. Also be sure to leave a comment here as well as on Facebook to be entered to win this week's contest.

"My two favorite crafting techniques are fussy cutting and layering and I have combined a little of both in this shadow box.

It is very relaxing for me to fussy cut, I can spend hours and hours doing it! Then I love to play with the little pieces and try to create a scene with dimension and depth.

Shadow boxes are ideal to try these techniques, they give a proper and delimited space to create different compositions, and they are more versatile than you might think. This is an example of that using a shadow box to decorate an album cover. " ~ Marina BlauKitchen

Love the idea of making the front of the mini album a shadow box. Wonderful butterflies and my favorit fish. Love the Botanicabella Deluxe collector's edition! The guides and tips are always very much appreciated! Thank you Graphic 45 for a chance to win this week's outstanding and generous prize ❤️❣️!

I LOVE this cool shadow box album...wow, so creative. I enjoyed the tips too. I have found the perfect scissors for myself, they are called Butter Bees, They making fussy cutting so much easier for me. Thanks for a chance to win an awesome prize from G45 !!